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L8 EPC ratings and energy costs

Understand how homes in L8 score, what certificate-estimated energy costs look like and how much improvement the recorded recommendations suggest.

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Average EPC

C 71

2.5 points above analysed national average

Rated C or above

69.2%

of analysed certificates

Potential uplift

+11

average score points

Properties represented

10K

from 11K certificates

At a glance

What the data says about L8

69.2%

rated A–C

6.8%

rated E–G

£893

certificate-estimated annual cost

Cost figures are averages of estimates recorded on EPCs at different dates. They are useful for comparing areas, but they are not a forecast of a current household bill.

Average EPC score in L8

A92+
0.9%
B81–91
11.0%
C69–80
71
57.2%
D55–68
24.0%
E39–54
5.7%
F21–38
0.8%
G1–20
0.3%

EPC band distribution in L8

A
1070.9%
B
11.0%
1,259
C
57.2%
6,525
D
24.0%
2,736
E
6485.7%
F
950.8%
G
310.3%

Certificate-estimated energy costs

Cost TypeL8National AvgDifference
Heating£623/yr£782/yr▼ £159
Hot water£186/yr£184/yr▲ £2
Lighting£83/yr£95/yr▼ £12
Total£893/yr£1,061/yr▼ £168

These values come from certificate assessments and reflect standardised occupancy assumptions and energy prices used when each EPC was produced. They are not live tariffs.

Property types in the dataset

House
5,86351.4%
Flat
4,90543.0%
Bungalow
5474.8%
Maisonette
860.8%

Main heating fuel

Mains gas
9,22080.9%
Electric
2,12218.6%
Other
530.5%
LPG
60.1%

Carbon emissions and improvement potential

2.5 t

current annual CO₂ estimate

1.5 t

potential annual estimate

70 m²

average floor area

When the represented homes were built

Pre-1900
9%
1900–1929
32%
1930–1949
2%
1950–1966
3%
1967–1975
7%
1976–1982
5%
1983–1990
14%
1991–1995
8%
1996–2002
5%
2003–2006
2%
2007–2011
2%
2012+
11%

Average EPC score over time

Average EPC efficiency score by year2020: 65, 2021: 67, 2022: 70, 2023: 71, 2024: 72, 2025: 747773706662202020212022202320242025Efficiency score
2020
65
2021
67
2022
70
2023
71
2024
72
2025
74

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